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Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Bill 15 of 2009/10

Monday, 25 January, 2010

The main purpose of the Bill is to offer protection to tenants of rental properties whose landlord has both defaulted on his mortgage and not notified his lender that the property was being let (an 'unauthorised tenancy'). The Bill gives courts power to postpone the delivery of a possession order, and to stay or suspend the execution of an existing possession order. It also ensures the tenant is given notice of a possession order before its execution.
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Support for domestic energy users

Monday, 25 January, 2010

This note sets out financial support available to domestic energy consumers, including grants for central heating, insulation, microgeneration equipment and social security measures. It also explains how to seek advice or information about gas and electricity problems from Consumer Direct and the Energy Ombudsman.
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Establishment of the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons

Monday, 25 January, 2010

On 20 July 2009, the day before it rose for the summer recess, the House of Commons agreed to establish the 18-member Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons. This note outlines the evolution of the Committee's terms of reference in addition to discussing the Committee's report, published on 24 November 2009.
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Cold Weather Payments

Friday, 22 January, 2010

Cold Weather Payments. By Steven Kennedy. SN/SP/696.
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Temporary Agency Workers Directive

Thursday, 21 January, 2010
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- Work and incomes
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Unemployment by constituency, December 2009

Wednesday, 20 January, 2010

This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in December 2009, together with comparisons with the levels in December 2008 and December 1997. The paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom. It includes maps of unemployment rates by constituency and an annual percentage change map.
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- Work and incomes
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Financial Services Bill : Committee Stage Report

Wednesday, 20 January, 2010

This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Bill. The Bill creates a Council for Financial Stability to co-ordinate the responsibilities and action of the Bank of England, Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Treasury with respect to financial stability. It also provides for collective consumer legal action to be taken in cases of multiple claimants against financial companies. The key debate at Committee Stage was on the structure of the regulatory system and the establishment of the Council for Financial Stability. One Government amendment was made to the Bill, which emphasised that the Bill had no retrospective impact upon executive remuneration contracts.
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- Finance
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Paternity pay and parental leave

Wednesday, 20 January, 2010

This note gives an overview of the rules and entitlements relating to paternity pay and parental leave as well as information about some proposals to extend the scheme.
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- Work and incomes
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Sea Bass Fishing and Dolphins

Wednesday, 20 January, 2010

This note describes the problem of dolphin by-catch in the sea bass fishery
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- Farming and fishing
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Youth crime and punishment in England and Wales

Tuesday, 19 January, 2010

This note summarises the statistics relating to the youth criminal justice system in England and Wales.
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Young offenders and juvenile justice in Sweden

Tuesday, 19 January, 2010

This note has been written by the research service of the Riksdag. It briefly describes the extent and nature of juvenile crime in Sweden. The current system of sanctions for young offenders and the risks of recidivism are then dealt with in somewhat greater depth.
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Sources of International Social Statistics

Friday, 15 January, 2010

International sources of social statistics. By Kathryn Keith. SN/SG/3140.
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School Report Cards

Friday, 15 January, 2010

The Government plans to develop a new approach to school accountability that includes a School Report Card (SRC). The idea is that the SRC will provide a short summary of a school's performance, published at least annually, so that it will be easier for parents to understand the information available. This Standard Note provides background on the SRC proposals, and relates to England only.
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- Schools
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International Elections

Friday, 15 January, 2010
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- Elections
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Maternity pay and leave

Wednesday, 13 January, 2010

This note gives a brief account of statutory maternity pay and leave entitlements. It also sets out some proposed changes to this from the UK Government and European Commission

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